JHAPA: The number of electrocution-related deaths has risen in rural parts of Jhapa due to unsafe and untrained use of electricity. In Shrawan alone, five people lost their lives to electric shocks.
According to Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, Information Officer at the District Police Office, 10 people have died from electrocution in the past four months. Most of the victims were residents of rural areas who lacked proper technical knowledge regarding electrical safety.
Khadka noted that many of the fatalities occurred while operating electric motors to draw water, using electricity for fishing in rivers, and while cutting down trees.
“Many people lack proper understanding of how to safely handle electric motors. Incomplete knowledge and carelessness are leading to preventable deaths,” he said.
In total, 15 people lost their lives due to electrocution in Jhapa during the fiscal year 2024/25, according to police data.
Meanwhile, a 22-year-old youth, Sandeep Rajbanshi of Mechinagar Municipality-5, died of electrocution at his home on Monday evening.
He was reportedly electrocuted while repairing a broken table fan. He was rushed to Mechi Amda Hospital in Dhulabari but died during treatment later that night, police confirmed.
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